Events

Friday, February 8, 2013

MONA's 19th Century Artworks

Date: Aug 14 through Mar 31

Time: 10:00AM to 5:00PM

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Avenue , Kearney,
NE

MONA’s 19th Century Artworks August 14, 2012 – March 31, 2013. The foundational artworks of MONA’s permanent collection are the paintings, drawings, prints, and artifacts created in the 19th century that tell the story of westward expansion and the quickly changing territorial and cultural tides. Works included in this era were created by Artist-Explorers – the individuals who traveled and documented the new frontier, and the Plains Indians – the original inhabitants of the land.

Perfecting the Past: Colonial Revival Quilts

Date: Dec 7 through Sep 1

Time: 10:00AM to 3:00PM

Beginning around the United States Centennial in 1876, Americans embraced a vision of the nation's colonial period as a simple and noble time from which they could draw strength in an increasingly modern industrial world. Quilts became symbols of this real and sometimes mythical American past. By making new quilts inspired by those their foremothers supposedly had made, women felt that they were participating not only in tradition, but in history itself. "Perfecting the Past" presents the inspirations for Colonial Revival style quilts and...

Art: It's ELEMENTARY

Date: Aug 7 through Apr 28

Time: 10:00AM to 4:00PM

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Avenue , Kearney,
NE

Art: It’s ELEMENTARY! August 7, 2012 – April 28, 2013. Color, line, shape, form, space, value, and texture. Art: It’ s ELEMENTARY! walks viewers through the elements of art using works from the Museum of Nebraska Art collection to show how these basic visual tools are used to build and view a work of art.
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday (11AM-5PM), Sunday (1-5pm), Monday (Closed)

Stations: Drawings and Sculptures by Omaha Artist, Robert Miller

Date: Jan 14 through Feb 28

Time: 12:00PM to 4:00PM

January 14 through February 28, 2013.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from noon to 4 p.m.
Stations opens Monday, January 14 at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City featuring recent work by Omaha artist, Robert Miller. Inspired by Bernd and Hilla Becher’s photographs of earlier 20th century Appalachian Mountain coal mine tipples, Miller has created a series of mixed media drawings and sculptures that capture the haphazard nature of construction and decay of these antique structures.
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Printed Impressions: Source and Speculation

Date: Jan 28 through Mar 1

Time: 8:30AM to 4:00PM

Printed garments from the Historic Costume Collection inspired students in textile design courses to create related fabrics and repeat designs. See the original garments and the designs they inspired. The Friends of the Gallery are hosting an opening reception for the exhibition the Friday, February 1, 2013 from 5-7pm.The event is free, open to the public and the facility is wheelchair accessible. Tours arranged on request. Regular Hours 8:30am - 4:30pm M-F.

Nebraska Now: Ying Zhu, Watch Your Steps, Installation

Date: Jan 12 through Apr 7

Time: 11:00AM to 4:00PM

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Avenue , Kearney,
NE

Nebraska Now: Ying Zhu, Watch Your Steps, Installation
On view through April 7, 2013
Ying Zhu explores life’s precarious nature in her full-room installation at the Museum of Nebraska Art. By utilizing architectural elements, Zhu asks viewers to keep their “eyes open” in her aptly titled exhibition, Watch Your Steps. Now residing in Omaha, Zhu was born and raised in China. In 2010 she received her M.F.A. degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Art Speaks: Conversations in the Gallery

Date: Jan 11 through Apr 7

Time: 11:00AM to 4:00PM

Location: Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Avenue , Kearney,
NE

Art Speaks: Conversations in the Gallery
On view through April 7, 2013
At the end of the day, when the lights are turned off and everyone has gone home, imagine voices coming from MONA’s Postmaster Gallery. The “conversations” among the portraits are interesting and even amusing, and visitors are encouraged to join in the dialogues.

Nebraska Wesleyan Arts Exhibit: "Beyond Portraiture: Childhood"

Date: Feb 1 through Apr 19

Time: 5:00PM to 3:00PM

Elder Gallery exhibit "Beyond Portraiture: Childhood" features the work of five photographers from across the country who share their thoughts, experiences, and ideas of childhood through images.
The exhibit runs February 1-April 19. An opening reception will be held Friday, February 1 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m., closed on Monday.
Elder Gallery is located in the Rogers Center for Fine Arts, 50th Street and Huntington Ave.

Mark Erelli in Concert

Date: Feb 8

Time: 7:30PM to 7:30PM

Location: The Balcony
10775 Clifton St , Loomis,
NE

Boston singer and songwriter Mark Erelli in concert. With 8 studio albums and numerous side projects, Mark is a busy guy. When not recording and touring, he’s often on tour as sideman with Lori McKenna, Josh Ritter, or Paula Cole, or behind the controls in the studio, having recently produced Lori’s next release. Or he's touring with one of his many side projects: Seven Curses murder ballads with Jeffrey Foucault; Barnstar with Zach Hickman, Jake & Taylor Armerding, Charlie Rose; Under the Covers with Lori & Jake; The Haymakers with Rani...